India is a big story that isn't going away for 30 years: Jim Walker

Interview with chief economist and investment strategist at Asianomics

Jim Walker, chief economist and investment strategist at Asianomics, is bullish on the long-term prospects of the Indian market, because of its demographic and economic potential. Speaking to Samie Modak on the sidelines of the IIFL Global Investors’ Conference, Walker says the biggest risks for the financial markets emanate from the US. Edited excerpts:

The global markets, particularly the US, have rallied sharply. What is driving the rally and will it sustain?

Equity markets have gone up strongly after Donald Trump’s win in the US presidential election. A lot of it is exuberance over the prospects of a different